Mariamman Kovil (Village), Thanjavur District Explained

Mariamman Kovil (Village)
Native Name:punnai nallur
Native Name Lang:Tamil
Other Name:Mariammankoil, Punnainallur
Settlement Type:village
Pushpin Map:India Tamil Nadu#India
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Tamil Nadu, India
Coordinates:10.7862°N 79.1889°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Tamil Nadu
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Thanjavur
Unit Pref:Metric
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Tamil
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code Type:PIN
Postal Code:613501
Area Code Type:Telephone code
Area Code:04362
Registration Plate:TN-49
Blank1 Name Sec1:Nearest city
Blank1 Info Sec1:Thanjavur, Thiruchirapalli

Mariamman Kovil or Punnainallur is a village in the district of Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu, India. It is located 6 km east of Thanjavur town, on the Thanjavur - Nagapattinam Highway. It is home to the amman Punnainallur Mariamman temple. The village is also home to the Kathaiamman Temple and few other temples in the surroundings. It can be reached by road via public transport from Thanjavur town with many buses plying from there. The nearest railway station is Thanjavur Junction, and nearest airport is Tiruchirappalli International Airport

Mariamman Kovil developed as a small hamlet around the Punnainallur Mariamman temple, and is now a village with basic amenities such as a high school, Hospital, Electricity Board office, Telephone Exchange and Post Office. Other than temple tourism, industries in the village include agriculture and dairy businesses. The village host an annual festival called Mariamman Kovil Thiruvizha, which includes various Hindu religion rituals in the temple and festivities such as musical performances and dance.

Most of the current generation villagers have migrated to nearby towns and cities such as Thanjavur, Tiruchirapalli and Nagapattinam.

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